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NomadABC 02-10-2005 01:49 PM
Deleting directories
 
This should be easy! I've tried the rm command with the -d option and I get "cannot remove directory: matchball is a directory" Get away!

I've also tried rmdir with various switches.

Can anyone help? The directory I'm trying to remove is "matchball"

bumjubeo 02-10-2005 01:51 PM
Are there files in the directory?

If there are just rm -rf matchball

or just delete everything in the directory, and then rmdir matchball

NomadABC 02-10-2005 02:11 PM
Simple and easy. Thanks:)


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